Robert Russell Named Assistant To Sup't Of Annual F F A Fair
Robert Russell of near Grimes was chosen by the Frederick County Junior Farmers Club as assistant superintendent for the Middletown Stephens City Fair to be held in October by Home Economics and Future Farmers students. The group also voted to enter exhibits in corn small grains apples and garden produce. A meeting at Handley High School set Thursday for electing fair officials. J E Cowles addressed the club outlining objectives for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Russell
Grimes
Junior Farmers Club
Frederick County
Middletown-Stephens City
Handley High School
Stephens City
D. K. Russell
Future Farmer
Middletown
Namad
J. E. Cowles
Gainesboro
Junior Farmer Club
Six Nations Losing Ships in 11 Days of Sea War
The Associated Press reports torpedo mine and shell have sunk 27 ships of six nations in 11 days of sea combat with Britain bearing more than half the losses. Casualties total 181, belligerents Britain 16 ships France 1 Germany 6. neutrals Netherlands 2, Greece 1, Finland 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Britain
France
Germany
Netherlands
Greece
Finland
Inverlifiey
Havre
Olivebank
Prayer Service at Grace Lutheran Church An 8 o'clock gathering
A prayer service will be held at Grace Lutheran Church this evening at 8 o'clock. The pastor continues his series on What a Church Member Should Know.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
Dies Committee Questioned CIO Leader John Brophy
President John L. Lewis was summoned in Washington by the Dies Committee while denying Ben Gitlow’s testimony that Brophy had received Communist support a decade ago to oust Lewis from the United Mine Workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brophy
CIO
John L. Lewis
Dies Committee
Washington
Ben Gitlow
U. S
Brophy
Lewis
United Mine Workers
City and County Realty Transfers
A compilation of real estate transfers in Winchester and Frederick County includes multiple parcel sales and rights of way. Notable deeds involve J. Henkel Henry to Winchester Coca Cola Bottling Works for 9 lots in Block 11 Henry Sub-division, and various rights of way to Virginia Telephone and Telegraph Company. Prices range from 10 to 7,500 dollars, with several parcels and residences listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Henkel Henry
Et Als
Winchester
Coca Cola Bottling Works, Inc
Henry
City of Winchester
R. L. Lodg
L.R. McDonald
Frederick County
O. G. DeHaven
Commonwealth of Virginia
H. D. Whitacre
Virginia Telephone and Telegraph Company
Back Creek
S. M. Pugh
C. E. Miller
Eppa H. White
J. P. Fink
Shawnee
Joseph B. Newlin
Edith P. Cooper
Parkway
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Coell H. Noonan
Elizabeth N. Barr
North Washington Street
B. P. Harrison
Margaret A. Kern
Peyton Street
B. H. Hamman
Robert Lee Jones, Jr
Jefferson Street
Bracetown News Notes Social Calls and Labor Day
Bracetown Virginia on September 13 reports Rev C J Clarke and Mrs Newton Clarke of Ridgely West Virginia visiting friends. Local groups held meetings at the church and at homes. Teachers Miss Mary Elot and Miss Grace Carpenter of Winchester arrived for school. Several families from Winchester Baltimore Martinsburg and Lebanon Church are noted visiting or spending Labor Day with local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bracetown
C. J. Clarke
Newton Clarke
Ridgely
W. Va
Friendship Bible Class
Young Peoples League
S. J. Swimley
Mary Elot
Grace Carpenter
Winchester
W. O. Talbert
Elsie Vincent
Harry Bowman
Baltimore
J. R. Smith
Wally Gander
Washington
Samuel J. Swimley
Louise
Lillian Carter
Hardesty
Wadesville
Jane Brill
Natural Bridge
Navy Day Open House Curtailment Planned
Washington reports a curtailment of the navy open house on October 27 due to neutrality enforcement and anti espionage activities. Navy Day has been observed since 1922 on Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday with the public hosted by the seagoing force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Department
Thedore Roosevelt
Political factions swirl in Minnesota as war talk shifts focus
Minnesota faces a complex party landscape with three factions and shifting loyalties as war abroad dominates attention. Republicans consider Taft Dewey and Bricker while Democrats weigh Roosevelt Farley McNutt options and aim to unite factions before national conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Europe
Vandenberg
Michigan
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Tait
Bricker
Ohio
Taft
Dewey
Labor Party
Farmer Laborites
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Farley
Parley
Garner
Paul V McNutt
Arnold targets wartime profiteering in oil industry
Thurman Arnold announced the Justice Department would use criminal indictments to curb wartime profiteering by oil firms. Speaking to the National Petroleum Association he warned of swift action amid widespread complaints and called for civil penalties to separate war and peacetime industries. He urged prompt reforms to prevent economic democracy from undermining political democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Thurman W. Arnold
United States
National Petroleum Association
Arnold
Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Tributes
The Prince Children express gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy, cars, and floral tributes after a bereavement. Special thanks go to Dr. and Mrs. F A Cochran, Rev W O Talbert, Mrs Grant, Mrs Ashwood, and the Rest quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Cochran
W. O. Talbert
Grant
Ashwood
Prince Children
Ready for War Canon F G Scott Offers Services Again
The 75 year old Canon F G Scott C M G D S O a famed chaplain for the Canadian overseas forces in the first world war reoffered his services to Canada. He is pictured with army officers in Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon F. G. Scott
C.M.G
D.S.O
Canada
Ottawa
Quotations Va Livestock Market N Kent St
Extended sales every Tuesday with livestock prices across categories. Steers and heifers graded by quality, fat cows and bulls listed with price ranges. Hogs and lambs shown with top, bulk, and per head figures. Feeder stockers cited per cwt and per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Kent St
County News Brevities From Middleway Virginia
Local notes report early corn harvests and ongoing soil protection. Residents describe apple packing, tomato festival outings, and visits by relatives and visitors from Washington and Philadelphia.
Squirrel season opens as gunners report wild, few kills
Rock Enon notes indicate the hunting season started at the first of the month with squirrels described as very wild and rarely taken. Several visitors from Washington and Texas are recorded visiting local residents as farmers begin cutting a very large corn crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Enon
Eddie Ball
Billy Taft
Washington
Bryan Gough
Leonard Anderson
Bryan Good
Taft
Lucille Anderson
Texas
Roy Doaks
Mahlon Good
Winchester
Henson Anderson
Edwin Lockhart
Charles Town
Reliance Notes From Relentless Seaboard District
Residents of RELIANCE Virginia observe seasonal changes and report local happenings with brief notes. The column records everyday events, community snippets, and small town reflections from RELIANCE and nearby areas.
Weirich and others vacationing in Middletown area
Middletown Virginia residents Mr and Mrs William Weirich spent a week with his parents before returning to Hyattsville Maryland. The piece lists several local families and visitors such as Mrs Charles Dysart and daughter in Woodstock, Mrs Harvey Dickson in Laurel, Mrs Ray Booth near town, and others visiting or returning from trips to New York Washington and Roanoke. health note mentions Mrs E V Ogden on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
William Weirich
Frank Weirich
Hyattsville
Charles Dysart
Woodstock
Harvey Dickson
Laurel
Ray Booth
Richard Furr
Warren Furr
Roger Furr
Marshall
Helen Conn
Mary Bird Conn
J. S. Larrick
Mt. Painter
W. A. Everly
Ruby
New York
John Boyd Kline
Frederick Kline
Washington
Fred Kline
William Halford
Dorothy Felty
Hhe
Roanoke
Mae Ginn
J.O. Larrick
James Gochenour
Sue McArt
Raymond
E. V. Ogden
Woodrow Cornwell
Ruth Keith
Baltimore
Wickliffe Items
Wickliffe Virginia notices report Master Jim Williams returning to his Columbia Tennessee school after summer with grandparents. Families of Smith and Ware visit relatives and attend events. Eddy Green moves from Langdon House to High Acres near Bolivar. the Smiths and Wolfe family travel to Warrenton horse show and return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wickliffe
Jim Williams
Archie Annette
Columbia, Tenn
Robert Smith
Louise
Ann Smith
Richard Smith
Orkney Springs
Logan Ware
Cincinnati
John Ware
Eddy Green
Langdon
Myerstown
High Acres
Local Visitors Share Time in Marvin andville Area
The text lists a string of local residents and visitors including Thelma Carrolville and Miss Marie Starkey at the Marvin Chape area and the Johnston home. It notes Joe Galloway returning to Washington after visiting his father C N Galloway. Other visitors cited include Mr and Mrs Harry Symons and family, Mrs G L Carter, Mrs Clarence Grim and family, and Misses Lucy and Kar ine Writt.
Rest Brevities Item: Missionary Society Meeting
Rest Va September notes: Mrs William Dailey hosted the Rest Missionary Society last Saturday night at their home for business and social gathering. Philip Cconell has returned to Martinsburg after vacation with his grandparents Mr and Mrs W A Binning. Mrs Frank Snyder of Winchester visited. Mr G L Snyder and Mrs Holmes Snapp of Maburg are here with relatives. Snapp cared for her mother Mrs Sue Prince during illness and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Martinsburg
W. Va
Jack Boden
Olie C. Windie and
Rest
William Dailey
Rest Missionary Society
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sup't
CII
Omps Funeral Home
THE
Firestone Auto Supply and Service E
Oyawe
Auto Supply & Service
N. Boudoun St
W. B. Ragsdale
Purnace Cement, Etc
Solenberger & CO
Baker & Anderson
N. Braddock St
Middleway
J. R. Ware
Mildred
Berkeley County
Millicent Childs
Garfield Hospital
D.S. Childs
Lu Barrow
Katie Johnson
Edith Grantham
Eugene Wilson
Philadelphia
Ss. L. M. Watson
Charles Higgs
Lillian Via
C. M. Mason
Elizabeth Higgs
Staunton
R. J. Madison
Virginia
James F. McCoughtry
R. J. Marston
Clyde Mason
Berkeley Springs
George Hazel
J. B. Custer
Evelyn
M. T. Dunn
Opequon
Ware
William Irvin
Washington, D. C
C. C. Bowen
D. N. Gruver
Charles Gruver
H. E. Gruver
A. S. Hammock
E. C. Bowen
Myrtle Keener
F. L. Derflinger
Moore
Bluefield
W. V
Lee Hunt
A. M. Dyke
R. E. Reirick
Chester Ringer
Walters
Jimmie
Parkersburg
R. R. Stickley
Lakey
Tilden Stickley
F. A. Foster
Cleveland Steele
Missionary Society
A. M. Dykes
W. D. Mitchell
Palmyra
Gordon Keith
Reliance
Northern Virginia Power CO
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bellen
Greyhound
St. Louis
Charlotte Asheville
Lexington
Knoxville
Winston Salem Greenville
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!